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Work Themes: Information, Advice and Support (IAS) and Advocacy
Report
17 Aug 2016
IAS Services - Quality Standards
The IASSN Quality Standards provide a detailed framework for good practice in the provision of Information, Advice and…
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The Information, Advice and Support Services Network
Report
17 Aug 2016
IAS Services - Annual Reports
Reports from the IASS Network which cover the work and support provided by IAS Services across England
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The Information, Advice and Support Services Network
Report
05 May 2016
Evaluation of Independent Support 2016
NDTi
An evaluation of Independent Support delivery, how well it is working and areas of best practice
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Independent Support
News
11 Feb 2016
Procurement of Independent Support for 2016-17
Procurement of organisations to deliver local IS services commences.
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Independent Support
News
24 Nov 2015
New Websites Help Children and Young People Understand Their Rights
We've developed two new websites to help children and young people understand their rights.
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Summary and Guidance
03 Jul 2015
Employment and Childcare Rights for Families
Contact a Family
This guide is for parents of disabled children and looks at the transition of moving into paid employment. It includes…
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Help & Resources
Fact Sheet
28 Apr 2015
Children's guide to going to appointments or into hospital
A collection of leaflets designed to help disabled children when attending hospital or health appointments.
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Toolkit and Multi-Media
01 Mar 2015
Pathfinder Information Pack: Personal Budgets
Mott MacDonald
Information pack sharing the learning from the SEND Pathfinder programme.
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Toolkit and Multi-Media
01 Mar 2015
Pathfinder Information Pack: Local Offer
Mott MacDonald
Information pack sharing the learning from the SEND Pathfinder programme.
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Help & Resources
Summary and Guidance
30 Sep 2014
Independent Support template letters
Independent Support
Independent Support have created a series of template letters to assist professionals and families in writing letters…
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Independent Support
Fact Sheet
29 Aug 2014
Independent Support Fact Sheet #28: Organisations who can provide specialist advice and support
Specialist advice and support is available from a range of organisations nationally, including specialist solicitors f…
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Independent Support
Fact Sheet
29 Aug 2014
Independent Support Fact Sheet #27: Availability of Legal Aid
This fact sheet is intended to provide a summary of the key eligibility requirements to assist parents and young peopl…
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07 Mar 2019
FLARE Social Media Week: Rights Session Plan
The Council for Disabled Children ran a social media week on 8th April 2019. They wanted to encourage young people to…
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05 Feb 2019
CDC Winter Digest 2019
Welcome to your CDC winter Digest. A snapshot of this quarter's digest: CDC's conference on getting relatio…
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10 Dec 2018
Factsheet #7: Monitoring and Evaluation
There are many instances of good quality children and young people (CYP)’s participation, however, it is often diffi…
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14 Jan 2021
Looking forward for SEND: The Review, the challenges, the culture change
This morning Minister Ford gave a speech at the TES SEN virtual show, a catch up on all of the key issues in SEND and…
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05 Jan 2021
Changes to national restrictions and temporary school closures
Last updated 14th January 2021 On Monday 4th January 2021 the Prime Minister announced that England will move in…
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31 Dec 2020
The return to school in January 2021
Last updated 31st December 2020 On Wednesday 30 December, in response to rapidly rising case rates due to the new,…
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